With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...

Apple notes that the encrypted messages are just a test and aren't available for all devices, carriers, or regions yet.

Apple testing RCS Android iPhone encryption in iOS 26.4 Beta 2. Secure cross-platform texting is coming, but not shipping ...

After the first beta was iPhone to iPhone only, the second iOS 26.4 developer beta lets iPhones and Androids trade fully ...

Apple is advancing the development of iOS 26.4 and expanding a key security feature in the second beta version. For the first time, end-to-end encryption for RCS is being tested in exchanges between ...

Apple has released the second beta of iOS 26.4, expanding end-to-end encryption for RCS messages to include Android users.

Apple is starting to test end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages with the developer beta of iOS 26.4 released Monday. Apple announced plans last year to support the feature, and once fully available ...

Apple added RCS to the iPhone, but crucially, the current implementation lacks end-to-end encryption. That's changing in the latest beta.

Encrypted RCS will be a game-changer for messaging security ...

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.

Android users are increasingly sending sensitive work messages that look protected by modern encryption, yet those chats can still be exposed to employers, carriers, and legal discovery. The gap ...

The newest iOS beta has just opened up encrypted messaging between Android and iPhone. Here's what we know.